As with any business transaction evryone will take your $ real fast and drag their feet when it's time to give some back. Being in another country or even state gives them a reason to drag their feet even more.

I am not endorsing this behavior by any means but this is the reality of the business world and the sooner we come to grips with it the sooner we can make the best choices. Try to chaulk it up to a learning experience and not get yourself in a negative mindset. That will only make it worse, trust me. At least your are getting your $ back. Coulda been worse.

It happens to all of us we pull the trigger before we picked the best target.

Next time you will be all the wiser from this experience